LONDON - Eight-year-old Sophie Waller cracked a baby tooth eating candy, and set off the chain of events that led to her death.
Sophie refused to open her mouth for a dentist so doctors at her local hospital took out the tooth in an operation, one of the doctors told a coroner's inquest. They removed all seven of her other baby teeth at the same time to avoid the need for future operations, the doctor said....
...After the surgery Sophie refused to eat or even open her mouth for her parents, the couple told the inquest. But she was sent home anyway, and starved to death three weeks after the operation.
...The parents said the hospital mishandled Sophie's follow-up care...
come on...
are you kidding me...?
2 things wrong with this.
#1 - the kid
apparently missy did not like opening her mouth except for eating jawbreakers.
so what happens - she chips a tooth, and decides that that is it - no more talking, no more candy. case/mouth closed.
apparently they had to put her to sleep to open up that trap and take out the broken tooth. Now, I must admit it's a bit odd they decided to extract every other tooth from her mouth....but i assume they figured that it would save them from seeing her another 6 times. No word on the quid she would have pulled down from the tooth fairy.
#2 - the parents
i'm not a parent, but i would imagine that most families probably spend meal time together. a child who refuses to open their mouth, probably will not get much of the 4 food groups through his or her nose.
maybe some thin veggies....
apparently the kid would 'suck on a watermelon'..., because of course the watermelon is one of the heartier fruits.
either the parents should have forced the little angel's mouth open, or take her back to the hospital for an IV.
time for me to eat lunch, perhaps it's best i get something that melts in my mouth, karma is a biyatch....
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